Sometimes people ask me questions that have short answers , so I ca n’t write a whole blog about them . This calendar week allow ’s take a smell at some of those .
motion 1We had six Capricorn the Goat perish this summer . We retrieve it was worms . But how can we know ? — Darlene
reply : Darlene , you ca n’t tell now that they ’re deadened . However , if you have more goats , please take fecal samples to your veterinarian so he can see if your goats have worms and , if so , what form . Then he can order the right dewormer to eliminate the worm and your goats wo n’t die of worm overburden .
If you have just a few goat , take the veterinary surgeon a fecal sample from each . Label a low plastic base with each goat ’s name , then take them out to where your goats are and hang out until each goat makes dome . Invert that goat ’s bag over your manus like a glove , pick up five or six edible bean , turn the bag right side out and seal it . The bags do n’t have to be refrigerated but take them to your vet as soon as you could .
If you have a band of goats and ca n’t afford to have each one tested , take a random sampling from three or four Capricorn the Goat . That will give your vet an mind of what ’s going on . In the meanwhile , FAMANCHA examine your goats by checking their eye membranes to see if they ’re anemic . pallid or white membranes unremarkably indicate barber pole worm overload , but genus Anemia can be triggered by liver flukes , too .
doubt 2Where can I tell or buy a goat go-cart ? — Martha Evans
solvent : The best place we know of to buy a pushcart is theHoegger Supply Company . That ’s where Mom catch our cart . If a black Maria would suit your purposes , Mom shows how to convert a usefulness wagon for Capricorn to commit in the September / October 2013 emergence ofHobby Farm Home . You ’ll have to buy a force harness to drive your Capricorn to a cart , but you’re able to make him asimple harnessto pull a Wain .
Question 3My Capricorn the Goat are killing all of the tree in their paddocks . Is there something that I can paint on the trees to prevent them from eat up the bark ? There are too many to fence around . — Linda Gillen
Answer : We ask Mom on this one . ( Uzzi and I would never girdle tree — peradventure because there are n’t any trees in our goat cubic yard to girdle . ) mummy says to try painting the trees with dish max mixed with cayenne capsicum pepper plant . Sometimes it work , sometimes it does n’t , but it ’s worth a try .
head 4Can you please share with me how to differentiate the sex of baby chicks ? — Prince Eugene of Savoy Tinklepaugh
serve : If your chicks are of a sex - linked stock or intercrossed , male chicks are one colour and female chicks are another . If not , it ’s very , very difficult to tell them apart until the cockerels are old enough to crow . Hatchery expert use a method called vent sexing , but it ’s very specialized and not something most chicken keepers can learn .
Question 5There ’s an Embden fathead on the lake in the common where I work and she has gone very unfirm on her feet . She did the same last summer but got over it on her own , but this year , she does n’t look happy and has gone very quiet and very unsteady on her feet . Everyone loves Clairabell , and we want her to be well . If I can get an idea of what ’s wrong , I can take her to the veterinary and get her back on the lake as soon as possible . — Claire Turner
response : Uzzi and I do n’t know enough about geese to definitively diagnose Clairabell ’s problem . One thing you might chink for is bumblefoot , as it ’s fair common in duck and twat . The best thing to do for Clairabell would be to best her up and take her to the vet . Then you ’ll know what ’s lead on for certain .
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